The Sun. — London, England, 1838-03-27 00:00:00

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The publication of TIM SUN NRWSPAPER commenced this day at 30 minutes past Three o' Clock. t„sgt, Zbt Z-mx. WITH wincti " THE TRUE SUN" IS NOW INCORPORATED. LONDON : TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 27, 1838. On the motion for going into a Committee on the Mu tiny Bill, last night, Captain BOLDERO moved as an amend ment the appointment of a Committee to inquire into the state of military punishments and rewards. After a consi derable debate, his motion was lost by 169 to 76. We are not surprised at the result, for if there be one subject which has been repeatedly and thoroughly discussed, leaving no doubt whatever as to flogging being as useless as it is dis gusting, and demonstrating the impenetrability of official men's brains to truth and reason, that subject is military flogging. We do not want inquiry, we want action ;or rather, we want those who wield the cruel military knout to be passive, or check their noxious activity. Over and over again has it been observed that discipline, the best discipline, the cordial co-operation of energetic minds and hearts in the common defence is only destroyed, the military service de graded, and the army made a receptacle for all kinds of scamps, instead of being the chosen and delightful service of the boldest of our youth—by the use of the cat. But blind and deaf to all other lessons than those which are in spired by their own carelessness and pride, the officers of the army persist in saying that they cannot preserve order and obedience without flogging. To them such a state ment is an indelible disgrace ; and as long as they entertain such opinions, they are unworthy of having under their command brave and free men. One justification of their opinions was last night found in the conduct of General EVANS, who was once the advocate of the abolition of flogging, but freely used the lash in Spain. With us General Evaiss's practice has no weight, though we much regret his bad example, which has inflicted a deeper wound on the cause of humanity than his eloquence can ever cure. The service he was in was not very honour able, and it has turned out to be not very profitable. The troops were not collected from the best sources, nor in spired by the best motives. They had not, and could not, have any of those sentiments which animate men in the de fence of their country, and the practice which might be suitable in the Legion would be unwarranted in the national army. It is as absurd in fact to justify flogging in the whole army, applicable to all times and circumstances, because General EvAss used it, as it would be to say the industry of Eng land must be stimulated by the whip because slave owners love to employ it. "If the public desire to be well served," says a Mr. FANE, in an excellent little letter, addressed to the Times this morning, "it should steadily adhere to the principle of surrounding public offices with every attraction which is suited to their nature." But this was said of Courts of Law, and such a principle is never applied to soldiers. To the perils and hardships of a military life Statesmen add the attraction of the cat, of cruel punishment and great disgrace, and thus expect that those whose " soul is honour," will enlist freely, readily stay, and be proud of the brutality. The folly of this system has been demonstrated over and over again ; it is what Captain BOLDERO once more wanted the House to inquire into, and the House properly refused to inquire. However, if it do not pass a resolution, condemning the disgusting practice, it will supply another proof that the Legislature has changed its character, and become the drag on society. Lord WHARNCLIFFE, in moving last night for the pro. duetion of the correspondence which has passed between the Poor-law Commissioners and certain Boards of Guardians and other parties, relative to the administration of the New Poor-law, brought on a discussion on the merits of that law. The Noble Lord is favourable to the new system, as every man pretending to common sense and honesty, who knows anything about the matter, must be ; but he considers it due to the character of the Commis sioners, as well as necessary to the satisfactory operation of the system, that the charges which have been made against both, and circulated with so much avidity, should be en quired into, that the mouths of gainsayers may be stopped. Lord WIIARNCLIFFE remarked—and we beg attention to the remark—that though the assailants of the New' Poor-law have been numerous, and active in getting up cases of abuse, "it was most singular that up to this time there had not been one real case substantiated ugain3t th Bill." The papers moved for were granted as a matter of course. Lord STANHOPE, as t,ual, stood " alone in his glory," vituperating, in no measured terms, both the law and its administrators. We shall probab'y revert to the debate when we have more space. The West India Planters in this country begin to raiso the outcry of injustice, robbery, and breach of faith, against Lord BROUGHAM and the party (if the whole nation can be called a party), who call on the Government to put an end to the system of apprenticeship on the Ist of August. The cry will be re-echoed with tenfold force in Jamaica, when the accounts of the important proceedings which have taken place within the last fortnight shill relch the island, and in accordance with their usual practice, every obstruc tion will be thrown in the way of the Executive by a hand ful of men who arc constantly inveighing against the Go vernment, and threatening to throw off their allegiance with as much assurance, as, if in place of a few thousands, they consisted of millions. The people of this country, how ever, know too well the ingratitude of these gentlemen to care much about what they may say or do. After having received their share of the Twenty Millions, many of them denounce the Whigs for carrying the Emancipation Bill ; they, of course, will denounce them still more for hastening its completion, and with the same justice and reason. The only great point, however, which the LegisLture now has to consider, is thr.ir right to grant immediate emancipation without a breach of contract. Whatever the slave-holders may say, contract certainly there was none. Parliament granted the enormous sum of Twenty Millions as a full com pensation for any loss the Planter might sustain, and the apprenticeship system was adopted, not for the sake of the master, but for the sake of the slave, in order to prepare him for freedom. All the arguments for apprenticeship adduced on the occasion were founder] on that principle, and the very distinction which the Act recognises between prtedial and non-prmclial slaves confirms the fact that emancipation was to take place, not when it might suit the master, but when the slave was fit for it. The admirab!e conduct of the Negroes since the Act was passed shows hat they may be trusted with their freedom, and to pro ract the period of slavery for one day more for the sake of be Planters, would be granting them a boon to which hey have no claim, and putting money , at the expense of the Negroes, into:the pockets of men who have already received an indemnity more than twice as large as they could reasonably have expected from any Government. The mijority on Lord EuoT's motion is not expect( d to be very great ; and it is therefore the duty of all the Reforming Members of the House of Co:nmons to be present this evening, and defeat this fresh party attempt to change the Ministry without a thought of benefiting de people. If the guardians of ecclesiastical property bare bei guilty of gross mismanagement—not to say peeulationn their administration of the funds committed to their care, they seem determined that no charge shall lie against them in future for that species of neglect, which consists in not screwing the uttermost farthing- cut of their tenants. We have before us a little pamphlet by a gentlemen of the name of HESELTINE, which details a case of rapacity so unprincipled, so monstrous, that it would appear totally in credible, had it not been perpetrated by a body of ecclesi astics. Mr. HESELTINE purchased in 1821 a house in Lamheth, held under the Daan and Chapter of Canter bury for 21 years, on the well known condition attaching to such property, that the lease is renewable every seven years on payment of a year and a half's rent. The lease was accordingly renewed, and a fine of 801. paid at the end of every septennial period but the last. On this occasion a demand of 224/. 18s., and 101. 10s. Bd. expenses, was made upon 'AI r. HESELTINE, who, feeling naturally enouel , some desire to know on what grounds this surprising addi tion to the usual fine had been made, applied for informa tion on this point to the solicitor of the Dean and Chapter. This gentleman was directed by his Reverend clients to reply, that the fine was " correctly set upon a year and a half of the annual value of the property." The rent which Mr. HESELTINE was receiving for this property—and that the utmost he could get for it—was 501. per annum. This somewhat important fact having been urged as a reason fi r the Dean and Chapter to reconsider the case, they replied, that " they sate no reason to alter their determination." Mr. HESELTINE then made enquiries among the tenants of the contiguous property similarly situated, and soon found that he was not the only person who had reason to complain of the conduct of the Dean and Chapter. He discovered also that a judge of appeal, for such cases as his, had been appointed in the person of the Rev. Dr. SPRY, Rector o' Marylebone, a member of the said Chapter of Canterbury ! To this impartial tribunal, therefore, Mr. HESELTINE im mediately resorted, stated his case, and offered to prove by the concurrent testimony of the principal surveyors in Lon don, that the fine was out of all proportion to the value of the premises. This proposition, however, did not square with the views of Dr. SPRY and his brethren, and the com plainant was informed with due dignity, that "the Dean and Chapter always declined to allow any evidence to be given against the calculation of their own surveyor ; they always abided by his valuation." Mr. HESELTINE finding the door of Dr. SPRY'S under standing inexorably closed against the intrusion of any evi dence tending to lower the valuation made by " their own surveyor," next betook himself to that person—a Mr. AUSTIN, of Canterbury—a new hand, appointed since Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S stir about Church leases—to whom he stated, in minute detail, the particulars of the property and also his conviction that he, the said AUSTIN, could net possibly have seen it before he fixed so exorbitant a value on it. The amount of the redress which the complainant received from the surveyor, by whose valuation the Dean and Chapter " always abided," was to be battledored back to Dr. SPRY 7 . As a last, though almost hopeless resource, Mr. HESELTINE made a desperate effort to get at the Audit Board, where he encountered the formidable appa ratus of ten Prebendaries, arranged in due order round a chair, worthily filled by the Bishop of Oxeoen, who hap pens to be also Dean of Canterbury. Here a scene en sued which we hardly dare attempt to describe, after the graphic manner in which it is set forth in the complainant's pamphlet. In vain did Mr. HESELTINE offer to prove by documentary evidence, by affidavits if required, that the sum in which he had been assessed, instead of being one year and a half's rent, was, in fact, equal to six years' rack rent of the premises. In vain did he show that while other tenants, holding land only, had been raised 50 per cent, he, the holder of a house, subject to various charges from which land is exempt, had been raised 200 per cent. ; he made no more impression on the Dean and Chapter than if they had been so many deaf adders, " which will not listen to the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely." These righteous men who " always abided by the valuation of their own surveyor"—who could not allow his infallibility to be questioned, determined that 235/. Bs. Bd. was a just and equitable valuation of that property which their own infallible surveyor had fixed at 801.! ! In the course of this curious interview, the important admission was elicited from the new surveyor that he had never seen the premises in question, but had, in company with a friend, who had some knowledge of the locality, gone among the occupants of neighbouring houses, endeavouring to pump out of them such information as suited his purpose. These occupants, he confessed, imagined that he and his friend wanted to purchase their property for the Southampton Railroad—a circumstance which may perhaps account for their naming a pretty high price. Mr. HESELTINE requested permission to withdraw with Mr. AUSTIN from the audience Cham ber, in order to satisfy him of the incorrectness of his va luation. This proposal was at first rejected by the Dean and Chapter, but the surveyor making no objection it was at last assented to, and the result of this private interview is thus given by Mr. HESELTINE " I asked whether, if he had seen me, and had learned the several particulars of which I then informed him, his valua tion would have been different? He candidly said, ' Cer tainly ; had I seen you and obtained the information I now possess, my valuation would not have been what it is.' Well, then,' I rejoined, the information which would at that ti me have guided you, I now proffer on oath ; will not that suf f ice?' The gentleman's answer staggered me. ' No,' said he, I cannot retract ! I cannot say I am wrong ! though you perhaps are right !! No, I adhere to my valuation !! I' This latter phrase was repeated several times during our interview ; as if it constituted the strength of his position." It might be supposed that this admission of error on the part of the infallible surveyor, would have had some effect upon the minds of the Dean and Chapter, particularly when backed by the affidavit of Mr. HESELTINE'S sub-tenant, who swore that he had taken a lease of the premises for twenty-one years, at a rent of 501. per annum, and that he neither gave nor is to give any premium for the lease. But no : all that the complainant could obtain in the way of concession was, ;.hat if he would surrender the lease altogether, they would return him the fine of 2351. Bs. Bd., which Dr. SPRY took good care to remind him he /red paid. What a magnificent stretch of clerical liberality! " Only allow us to chouse you out of 7401., Mr. HESELTINE—that is all we ask of you." This that gentleman did not choose to do, and was therefore com pelled to submit to the extortion of this rapacious crew of Churchmen. Mr. HESELTINE, as may be easily imagined, is not wel; pleased at being thus victimised, and the less so because he happens to be a Tory, and s staunch supporter of old Mother Church. He makes some very pertinent reflec tions on the conduct of the Reverend body by whom he has been so ill treated. We have room only for the fol lowing extract : " The age in which we live, so jealous of every assumption of power, and so sever, in scrutinizing every abuse in old esta blishments, is but ill adapted for such an experiment. One would have thought, that, in the absence of all higher and better motives, the mere consideration of certain temporal circumstances would have its weight with the Dean and Chap. ter to assume the virtne, if they had it not,' of reason an d ,norieration in their pecuniary transactions with the public. Common policy prescribes to them such a course. Their boldness may be well reserved for some better occasion, than when their temporalities only are concerned. The land which has shaken off the lazy slumbers of a cloistered priest. hood, will not easily submit to ecclesiastical oppression by their Protestant successors." The cloister has disappeared—its virtues, we fear, have gone with it : %va wish we could say its vices had accom panied them. Whatever these might be, extortion was most certainly not one of them. The " round, fat, oily man of GOD" might possibly now and then give way to the impulses of the flesh—and we are not sure that he sinned in this way oftener, though he had much more excuse. than his Protestant successor—but if He shone all glittering with ungodly dew When a tight damsel chanc'd to tripper, by ; he had about him also an unction of liberality, of brotherly kindness and charity, which stands out in powerful contrast with such grasping se!fishncss as that displayed by the Bishop of OXFORD and his brethren, in the case which we have felt it our duty to lay before the public. The Paris Journals of Sunday have all been received. Their contexts are unimportant, for we no longer attach THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1838. any regard to the carious rumours daily circulated respect• ing a change in the Cabinet. The Spanish Government is reported to have applied to the British Ambassador for a supply of fifty thousand stand of arms, for the use of the new levies ; and likewise for a stronger naval force along the Mediterranean coast. The number of war vessels at present on the Cantabrian coast are inadequate to the prevention of the traffic carried on between the Carlists and the Sardinian smugglers, who serve to keep up the PRETENDER'S correspondence with the great Northern Powers. In the Chamber of Deputies on Saturday a petition was presented in the name of some French merchants in Madrid complaining of the robberies committed by the Carlists upon travellers is Spain, and churning protection. Count MONTALIVET stated with some energy that the French Go vernment held no communication with the chiefs of ban is of brigands, and therefore that the petitioners could have no redress from France. The authority to apply to was the Queen Regent of SPAIN, whose business it was to es tablish a system of protective police throughout the domi niocs her august daughter. The Carlists arc furious at the insult thus offered to the PRETENDER, and their organs more than insinuate that he will be yet in a condition to make MONTALIVET regret that he designated so potent a Prince the chief of a band of brigands. A new Carlist expedition of eight battalions, commanded by Count DE NEGRI, and supported by CASTOR ANDE CIIAGA and Brigadier Goss, is reported in a letter of the 21st inst. from Bayonne, to have marched from the Valley of Mena towards the Ebro. The Christinos under LAMA and CASSANDRA had in vain attempted to intercept it. The following are the only interesting extracts to be found in these Journals : It is affirmed that M. Papineau, one of the chiefs of the Ca nadian insurrection, will shortly arrive in France. It seems, that the bands of all the regiments in Paris, have been forbidden to perform in future in places of public resort, banquets, or meetings. This measur - 2 has been adupted, since the band of the 16th regiment of light infantry played the " Marseillaise" at the banquet in honour of M. Lafitte. It will be remembered that the Augsburg Allgemeine Zei lung stated some time ago, that a certain mysterious person age, who had arrived at the bead-quarters of Don Carlos was not the Duke of Bordeaux, nor Marshal I3ourmont, but M. Duval, Swiss Consul General, at St. Petersburgh. The object of his going can only be conjecture. To put an end to all con jectures on this subject, M. Francais Duval, who is not Consul, but Ex-Consul of Switzerland at St. Peterburgh, is still there; he has not left Geneva for these eight years, and he is not in the secret of the mystification which the Augsburg Gazette puts on its readers. Accounts have been received at Toulon of the ship-of-the line the Sztyren, which had run aground in the Bay of Cadiz, and to which the Jena is going to carry anchors, chain, cables, &c. The Suffren has been put afloat, but it has suf fered some damage. It seems that it will have to return to port, to undergo some repairs. In this case the Jena will wait at Cadiz for the return of the Suffren.—Le Commerce, March 21. TOULON, MARCH 20.—The Crocodile steam-boat, which left the port the day before yesterday for Algiers, with the mail and 250 passengers, civil and military, has been obliged to put back, having sprung a considerable leak within a few miles of the coast. Happily, the accident has had no serious conse quences. The Jena, Captain Bourdais, bearing the:flag of Rear-Ad miral Lalande, had scarcely weighed anchor yesterday to proceed to Cadiz, when the violence of the wind drove it on the coast of Castignenna, when it ran aground. Several steam. boats were immediately dispatched to get it afloat again. Ex traordinary activity was observed in the roads yesterday, though the weather was very bad, but all the exertions made were ineffectual, and it was not till to-day that the Jena could get afloat. It is not yet known whether it has sustained much damage, but it seems it will be able to continue its voyage to Cadiz, where it is to take the place of the Suffren, which ran aground there. We fear we shall have numerous accidents to lament. We have had dreadful weather for three days; the wind has blown with extreme violence from the north-west.—Gazette de France. HANOVER, MAkcn 22,—Some journals have lately made repeated mention of circular note of a great South German Cabinet, of the following tenor:—" That the affair of Hano ver deserves the greatest attention, because it is connected with the internal security of Germany; that the way in which it would be settled in the country itself should indeed be waited for, but in case of an application to the German Diet that body would not be able to do otherwise than recognise the Constitution of 1833, and leave it to the parties interested to modify it in a constitutional manner." We aro able to affirm from authentic information that no such note exists or has existed. —Hanover Gazette. The Hanover Gazette of the 20th, 21st, and 22d of March contains no article relative to the affsirs of the kingdom on the proceedings of the Assembly of the States which are not mentioned. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY (THIS DAY), TWELTE O'CLOCK. We have received New Brunswick Papers to the 21st of February. The following is from Prince Edward Island;— " The Legislature was opened on Tuesday, the 23d of January. The three Members of the Assembly, J. W. Labocheure, W. Cooper, and John Mackintosh, who were placed in custody of the Sergeant.at-Arms, in the last Fession of that Assembly, and refused to apologise In the terms directed by the House, have in the present Session again been handed over to the above-named functionary." The above Papers are three days later than previously received. They are filled with Canadian news previously received by the American Papers. FUNDS. We have few arrivals this morning, consequently a great dearth of intelligeace prevails in the city. Business is very dull in the British Market, and Consols opened at the leaving off prices of yesterday, 93} for the Account ; Money, 93i to 931- ; Exchequer Bills, 63 65 prem. ; India Bonds, 64 61, and those unmarked 9 to 10 prem. In the Foreign Market not a bargain done, and in general theprices arc nominal—Spanish Actire, 211 , with Coupons; Portuguese, 30 301 ; Three per Cents., :10 tloi ; Brazilian, 781 794 ; Mexican. '274 27 ; Columbian, 284 281: Dutct _ PRICES OF STOCKS THII ~54f 3 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK !India Stock )I)itto Bonds !South Sea Stock ..Old ....... ...... Anonities ..... ...... New Ditto 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 --- Exch. Bills, ..£1,1.00 63 C 5 um Ditt0............. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial - j pm Ditto Advertised ;1111 I Bank Stock for Account :109 13% 9 I Indls Stock for Account ......... Consols for Account ............ 9:3!t THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCY. jPeruvian ........ •••• Ditto Account ........ Portuguese Bonds Ditto Account ....... Ditto New 1.30nd DA° Account 3IM% - cent.... Ralik Stock _ , 3 per Cent. Red.. —l 3 per Cont. Cons. 93qi t Nper Cent...„.....- Ditto Red. New 34 per Cent. loo 7s 1 New 5 per Cent.. Bank Long Annultlestoexpire Jan. 5, IWO Oct. 10. 1854; — Jan. 5, 13Cil 15% Jan. 5, Ift, ............. April 5, 1580.,............„„„ Jan. 5,187 u — PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Minas Belgian Bonds .. Oitto Account... Brazilian 13, - ,nds .. ...... Ditto Account — Harms Ayres Bonds , Ditto Account ............. Chillia: Bonds ''''' Ditto Account ....... ........ Columbian Bonds ......... Ditto Account C,lu•nbian Bonds, 182 t 21% Ditto Account 3 per Prussian Bonds — Russian Bonds, 1f.22............ 11 Ditto Account Ditto Meta11ic.......... ...... Spanish Bonds Ditto Account . _ 0 mish Bonds .• ........ a 75% Ditto Account ........ ...... Ditto Bonds, IRil - .. Ditto Accoant Greek 13 - int:is --- Ditto Bands, 18 5 Ditto Acccurt NI !mean Boni4s, 5 per cent — Ditto Acnu French, 5 per vent —f. —4 ------ 4 per cent ...... - —, —r. 3 per cent. -f• Exchange Dutch, 2y4 per cent Ditto Account Ditto, t per cent lO3 ‘IN Ditto Account ... ........... ... i DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Paid. Per Share. 50 13 16 17!4 ~Company... 15 10 tnt ......... ..... Pitt°, 6 per cent.... Ditto Account ,717 7 Neapolitan IOW4 PRICES OF SHARES TM! British Iron Company BirmingllaM and filducester Railwa: Eastern Counties Railway 5 d i % A I:heti Western Railway Company 65 00% 8.)% Brizhton Railway Company London and Blackwall Railway ondon and Southampton Railway Company 5O 43 43% London and Southampton (New Railway 5 24 , A 5 anchester and Leeds Railway Company s , :aichester and Birmingham Rai1way........ Northern and Eastern Railway Company Asphalte, Claridge's Patent '2O British North American Bank Van Diem l7 11 % an's Land Agricultural Company HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. Consols may be quoted at the leaving off prices of yesterday, 931 for the Account. Exchequer Bills, 63 65, premium ; India Bonds, 66 I n the Foreign Market mo p st o o r f tu t a h u er e ic F es iv a e re p n er om c i e n n a t l s .. , 3Sopainits:i Bel_ glen,ties,l 1 0 i 3 i , w i th Danish, Cou pons; 7 Mexican, 27; Colombian, 281 ; Russian, I l 1 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 541 1. Shares in general are lower. British Iron, 171; Asphalte, 13. THREE O'CLOCK. CLnsois for the Account, 931. THE FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES. iSKITISH FUNDS. Omniarn -1 917 PA . fri ll .: i t t r. : : t ki3 o h ils ( S l i d x : l A k St ::: Annu iti e s i p 1e g, . d.... . -- . - . ..." .. - ..65 2: Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. S per Cent Cons i . (l l , Ditto i ,i t ' si G N: ::::( 4 5 4 tD 7 l : irt * .... A . .. ... .. ....".. 1 ...:. .; ,33 1:1 3 i per ('cot. t0:c.... .... t...... ...................................................... 3 4 per Cent :ted N:w 3ki per Cent .............. lot Ditto New Attn uitic: pt ..".. e . n .. t ... i l per Cent Assentisi Dissented — Long Annuities to expire Ja a tort) _ Oct 1450 — Jan. Iwo ........ Austrian, 5 dtr cent BAgian, 5 ..er cent ro et i r wm . i ci ni pi ) 1; i,t 1! t.,,, t . :1 :4 u me 8.45. B - zzilian Bmds .. 111 Imes Ayres, I per c:.mt. — Russian Bonds, 3 per ccitt .. 111 k. C itlit.n 6 per cent •••• C d0mbi........ taa, 0 per cent Ditto, 1821 _ , Ficrich, 3 per cent.......... —f .• ......... D wish, 3 per cent 7 h French, S pet ct nt ... ...... Greek Bo .Ss, I '11:451.er cent — Exchangt. ...... ~ ....... ..... __.: _ c nt 1,425 „ 27 1 4 Dutch, 94 per cent. .....,,«, , ) ss, .. t• ...... • /st eeruvtan. 19 , 25 ft Der r:-nt - 102% lliV:t c , a ( 1 1 1 1 , ,, 5 c ti c c e r c . e , ti t. . 7 . 7.7. ... CLOSING PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. (THIS DAY.) Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Eastern Counties Railway 4% Ore t Western Railway Lo Ittorl and Brighton Railway... 9% London and Blackwall Railway ... London and Southampton Railway 4IN London and Southampton (New) ... '2s Manchester and Leeds Railway Mar rthester and Birmingham Railway Northern and Eastern Railway 53/ India Stock ... Montle ...... Sot .. ................. The William and Mary, of Waterford, Williams, f.om Newport to Waterford, has been driven into Milford, after having got inside the Saltees light-ship, with loss of main3dl, topsail, topgallantsail, gafftopsail, squaresail, and faresail split to pieces, bulwarks gone, boom carried away, and very leaky. Crew unable to leave the pumps, SHAFTESBURY. The Committee met at the usual hour. The examination of witnesses respecting the case of treating alleged against Captain Mathews, the opposing candidate to Mr. Pou'ter (who has Liven up the contest), was proceeded with, and is likely to last all day. (The conclusion will be given in a Second Edition.) LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) DRAT., Msecn ‘26.—Wind E.S.E., fine weather.—Sailed the whole of the outward hi.und, proceeding on their respective voyages. Came d , nvn from the River and proceeded the Star, Jennings, for Africa ; Christiana, Wilkie, Jamaica. PORTAMOUTIi, Mattes Vi.—Wind E.N.E., fine.—Sailed the Lady Helda, Smith, Barbadoes ; Duke of Manchester, Madeira and Jamaica ; Surprise, Hill, South Seas; L'lndustria, Le Dunn, Newli:it - Miami ; Henry, Waluisley, Launceston ; Guineaman, Brewer, Cape Coast Castle. PL' MOUTU. MARC /1 26.—WiLd E.—Arrived thu Amelia Thompson, Dawson, London to Sydney (N. S. %V.). Sailed the Black Cat, Chaser, for S. Michael's LIVERPOOL, MARC/1 28.—Wind S.S E., fresh.—Arrived the An tioCh, Mann, from New Orleans; John Baring, from 3lobile. Arrived off, the Robert Kerr, from Mobile. Sailed, the Chevalier, for New Orleans ; Susannah Collings, Crabb, for Odessa; Olive and Eliza, Par. sons, fur Mobile ; Hamilton, for ditto; Providence, Hoare, for Algiers; WaketliA, Sullivan, for St. John's, N. 8.; Bryson, for New York ; Tartan, Dixon, for Parliadoes ; Powhattan, for Baltimore ; Helen Mar, for Naples; Tavistock, for Malta; Tallyho, Cortnick, for Virginia ; Concler, Finney, for Charleston. . .. Coax, MAecl 24.—Arrived the Vulture (steamer), from London. HULL, M•RCII 26.—Arrived the Lee (steamer), from Hambro'. WERTPORT, MARCh 2. 4 . —Arrived the Diana, Brown, from London. _ ..... .. 1111111HUTR, MARCH 26.—The Juliana arrived here from Shields, leaky, boundto Salterton. The buoy of the Galloper is reported to have been fagot in with seventeen miles N.N.W. of that Sand. Hutt, Mance 26.—• The Diben, Hall, from hence to Rotterdam, ashore on the Spurn, got off the 2.3 d inst. and proceeded. The Mary Ann, Finny, struck off Clenea, has been weighed and carried into Grimsby. The Sisters, Lowry, from Swinefleet to London, has put back leaky and with loss of topmast, &c. WHITRHAVEN, Msacn 25.—The William and Betsy, Mekee, from Wigton to Liverpool, stranded on the 20th inst. on this beach, has been got offend bronght into the harbour. LivriarooL, MARCH 26.--Put back the Oriental, with loin of main yard, bound to Bombay. WESTPORT, MARCH '22.—The Glasgow, Green, from Clyde to Lime rick, which was on shore near Bellmallet January 91, has been brought here, and the cargo discharged. The vessel has proeseded to Glasgow t• repair. 13anstaN, Ifmtcu 23.—The Bremen Floating Light net having re. turned to her station, she is now replace.l by another vessel ; but as the apparatus is not complete, this temporary light is only visible at a shorter distance. Cuxisavrr, Mancn 40.—The frost has abated, and the ice is in such a state, that the first gale from the N. NV., will render the naviga. tion free. The Como, Stephens, from Newhaven, put into Penzance with seven feet water in the hold, having struck on some rocks, bound to Westport. The Jeremiah of Bideford, is wrecked near the Worms Sand. Crew saved. The Eliza and Jane, of Dungarvon, laden with wheat, was ashore at Roschilly 25th inst., after being abandoned. The Elvira, from Liverpool to Calcutta, sunk in the Rock Channel, near Liverpool ; part •f the cargo saved. The Friends, Baiter, from Carlisle to Flint, has been carried into Liverpool, after being abandoned. THE MARKETS. -(THIS DAY.) HUNGERFOIID MARKET. Fish to-day good, and prices somewhat lower. Turbot ss. to 18s. for large; Cod 2s. to 10s. for fine; Soles, Lobsters, Sze. as before. Meat— Trade and supply good ; prices if anything easier for some kinds. Vege. tables, Hay, and Clover presented nothing fresh. CITY FISH MARKET. To-day there has been a better supply; trade continues brisk ; prices were altered lower. Turbot 51. to 215.; Cod 2s. to 10s. and 12s. lower; Solos fid. to 35. per pair; Lobsters dearer; Salmon 2s. 3d. to 2s. 6d. ; Whitings 4d and fid. each. BERMONDSEY WATERSIDE POTATOE MARKET. The supply of Potatoes has of late been much larger than for some time. The northern wind has been in its favour. The total weight for last week was 4,497 tons, prices in consequence are lower. Trade good. York iteds, 80s.; ditto Kidneys, 70s. to 80E ; top price of Native American, 60s. ; Scotch, 50s. to 60s. ; Devons, 555. to 70s. ; Jersey and Guernsey Blues, 60s. to 655. ; Kent, Essex, and Suffolk Whites, 505. to 705., Kidneys. No others quoted. HAY MARKETS. Thero was a good supply to.day generally, and the demand brisk prices much as before. Meadow flay 88s. to 953. 100 e. and 1023. Clover ditto 110$. to 1158. and 1 225. ; Straw 40s. and 445. DRIED FRUIT MARKET. There is a very good business doing in this market, particularly In- Currants, and prices are firm. TALLOW MARKET. Not much doing, and P.Y.C. 565. 6d. on the spot. WOOL MARKET. The public sales are now all over, and towards their close the trade was not so brisk, and prices declined. COLONIAL MARKETS. To-clay the public sales were rather heavy, consisting of 4,655 bags of Mauritius Sugar, 6,037 of White Siam, 1,800 Bengal, and 1,000 Manilla. At the closa of last week the tendency to decline was ehecked, and in some instances higher priees rather were given. The quantity to-clay being so considerable all was not sold, still when we left the Market, former firmer pikes ruled. Of Coffee we had 500 bags Brazil, 300 of East India, and 110 bales of Mocha. The Coffee Market was firmer also, but all did not sell ; still there appears to us to be a better disposition to purchase than there has been of late. British Plantation Sugar sells better at former and firmer prices. Rice and Spices we quote much as before. It appears now as if these Markets were taking rather a turn for the better to the sellers. For to-morrow, the sales are rather of a miscellaneous character, with but little Groceries com paratively. Refined Sugar is now quoted at 355. 6d. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Maacii 2a . 3,000 bags were sold at this day's market. The languor reported in our notice of Saturday's business still exists, though no further reduc tMn has occurred in prices. Speculators would have taken a large quantity if their reduced otfershad been submitted to. 2,650 American, 5 , 1 d. to Sid. ; 200 Bahia, 71(1. to 71d. ; 50 Fermin, 9%d. ; 100 Surat, 51d. MONEY and COMMERCIAL MARKET MORNING CIIRONICLE.-The determination of the banks of the city of New York to resume cash paymeets on the 10th of May is the only matter of interest in reference to commer cial and monetary matters which has been received by the pre sent packet. This important step has certainly been adopted at a most auspicious moment ; for the shipments of gold which have been made and are making still for the United States will arrive about the same time, giving great effect naturally to this measure, and dissipating all fears as to its permanency. A more wholesome state of things may, there fore, be confidently anticipated, and a brisk business during the summer and autumn. MOANING POST.--it seems now pretty certain that the Ame rican banks would resume specie payments on or before the 10th of May next—at all events at New York. It appears by the annual returns of the Bank Commissioners that the gross amount of all the liabilities of the New York city banks pay able on demand, deducting the notes and checks of other banks held by them, and the balances due to them from other banks, was on the Ist of January last no more than 12,920,604 dollars, whereas on the Ist of January, 1837, it was *485,287 dollars, and on the Ist of Jannary, 1836, 2 6.918,105 dollars; the diminution during the year 1837 being twelve millions and a half. From the state of the ex , et:tinges on Europe it was thought by the Bank Commission ers to be quite impossible that specie could be exported, and more than probable that there would be a material influx. It was, therefore, considered that the proposed resumption might take place with perfect safety. Bills on London were nego tiated for the packets at 71 to A- per cent, premium. Sove reigns were selling at 4 95 to 4 97 each, giving an average nominal par o f 11.71 prem i um, or 4 1 to per cen t. in favour of . paper remittances, exclusive of charges. The demand for bills rather exc ee d e d th e supp l y, an d to t hi s c i rcums t ance is attributed the rise in the exchange. MORNING lIZRALD.--It appears that the commerce of our Canadian colonies continues to suffer considerably, and, in truth, it cannot be expected to improve until affairs are com pletely settled. The commercial accounts from the United States are not at all of a more favourable character than those received by the last packet; and there is now a very strong impression that the commercial interests of the United States will not so easily conquer their difficulties as at one period the more sanguine parties Lere anticipated. Very_ strong doubts prevail here, under present circumstances, as to the policy of compelling the banks in the state of New York to pay in specie on the 16th of May : the influence of that measure is anticipated to recoil very severely upon the mer cantile interests of this country. MORNING ADCRRTISER.-We find by the statements received from Quebec and Montreal of the imports into those cities in 1837, that the value of British goods imported was 1,301,1231. and of Irish manufactures 20,132/. The commercial interests in the City have been much dis appointed by the tenour of the news from the United States. It is, however, hoped that the resumption of specie payments i n t h e Union, will give an impetus to the trade with that country. MAIDSTONE ELECTION. Yesterday the nomination of the candidates for the repre sentation of the borough of Maidstone, vacant by the de cease of Mr. Wyndham Lewis, took place at the Town Hall, Maidstone. At 12 o'clock, Thomas Pybus, Esq., the Mayor of Maid stone, proceeded to the hustings, accompanied by the gentle men who were to propose the respective candidates. Mr. Robarts was not present. TitomAs DAv, Esq., then stood forward, and proposed Mr. Fector as a fit and proper person to represent the borough of Maidstone in Parliament.—( Cheers. ) NIoNcxToN, Esq , seconded the proposition. Alderman PRENTIS then stood forward to propose Mr. Ro barts. Mr. Robarts would be quite willing to remove all the harsh clauses of the new Poor-law; he had ever been the friend of the poor. He concluded by proposing Mr. Robarts. Mr. RonEaT Coon t seconded the somination. Mr. FECTOR then stood forward. He did not claim their suffrages personally, but as the humble and sincere advocate of a great cause. Ile was the advocate of good old English principles.—( Cheers.) He c ame b e f ore them as a supporter of r th ic e iPies•( Protestant Constitution in Chuch and State.—( Cheers. ) The MAYOR having called for a show of hands, the numbers appeared to be pretty equal, but the Mayor decided the ma jority to be in favour of Mr. Robarts. A poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. Fector, which will commence this morning at eight o'clock, and close at tour. It is expected the con test will be very severe. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT. --A corresponden►, who calls himself Prompt, suggests—that thousands would be thankful were the Lords to reflect on the cruelty of delaying the passing the Bill for abolishing Imprisonment for Debt, and to pass it. NEGRO EMANCIPATION. MEETING OF DELEGATES.-(THIS DAY.) A very numerous meeting of the Delegates from different parts of the country was held this morning at Exeter Hall ; THOMAS WILLIA NI BLAIR, Esq., of Bath, in the Chair. The CHAIRMAN briefly opened the proceedings, remarking that it was with heartfelt satisfactipn that he saw such a num ber of gentlemen assembled from every part of the empire at this important crisis ; and it would be criminal not to acknow ledge the Divine hand in the confidence which had been given to the public mind within the last few weeks.--( Hear, hear.) Although appearances were very promising, it was obviously undesirable to relax their exertions, which ought to be re doubled as the decisive day approached.—( Cheers.) Mr. STCRGE said that a great number of Members of Par liament of all parties had promised to support the measure.— ( Hear, hear.) ft would be invidious to mention names, but he stated the fact, in order that no person might be discou. raged from going to solicit Members to support them in their exertions.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. WiLsoN, of Nottingham, read a letter which had this morning been received from the Aldermanbury Anti-Slavery Society, enclosing resolutions, agreed to at a meeting, held on Monday last, the 26th instant. They were to the following effeet—That it is the imperative duty of the Committee to de clare, that considering the interests of all parties justice and sound policy requir e that the 5) stem of negro apprenticeship should terminate on the Ist of Auguit, 1838 —( Cheers)—,nd that by the authority of Parliament all laws should be re pealed which have a tendency to restrain the negro in the free use of his liberty, or the due disposal of the fruits thereof, and to prevent the enactment of laws diminishing the rights of the negro as a free British subject.—( Cheers.) The Rev. Mr. BURNETT thought the communication ought to receive some notice. This Society did not unite with the delegates at the last meeting—they united in principle err. tainly, but did not fully concur in the means which the delegates thought ought to be adopted. These reso lutions showed that this Committee were with the dele- gates now, not only in principle. but in the means which ought to be adopted to carry out the principles of liberty which they advanced.—( Cheers.) This would take away from many an instrument which they were disposed to employ, namely, that the Anti- Slavery party were divided.—( Cries of " Hear, hear.") They were not now divided.—( Cheers.) He hailed this circumstance with pleasure, and cared not how the conclusion had been brought about. He moved that the Aldermanbury Committee should be forthwith invited to at tend the meeting of Delegates, for the specific purpose of liberating the negroes on the Ist of August next. The Rev. J. N. PRICE, of Swansea, most cheerfully se conded the resolution, which was unanimously adopted ; and, upon the suggestion of the Rev. Dr. Cox, delegate from Hack ney, was agreed to be entered on the minutes. On the motion of the Rev. Mr. SCALES, delegate from Leeds, seconded by the Rev. Mr. HOME, a clergyman of the Established Church and delegate from Liverpool, it was re solved, after a desultory conversation, in which several dele gates took part, that the Chairman should write to Lords Melbourne and Glenelg this day to request that the delegates may be allowed an interview with them to-morrow. The Rev. J. CARLISLE suggested the propriety of appoint ing a deputation to wait on Lord Melbourne to know when it would be his Lordship's convenience to see the delegates. Mr. WILSON approved of the suggestion, and would there fore move that Mr. Crewdson, the Rev. F. Ould, and Mr. Close, of Nottingham, be named as the deputation. Mr. EDWARDS seconded the motion, which was put from the chair, and carried unanimously. The Rev. J. BURNETT hoped that the deputation would give his Lordship distinctly to understand that the interview was required for the whole of the delegates, for on a fot mer occasion great inzonvenience had beets caused, by a misconception of this sort, his Lordship being prepared only for half a dozen of the delegates, whereas he bad to receive nearly three hundred. Mr. STIRGE said that the resolution which had just been passed, rendered another necessary. He should move the appointment of a Sub-Committee to prepare the memo rial, and begged to name the Rev. Messrs. Wardlaw, Scales, and Carlisle. Mr. BARFORD seconded the motion, which was unanimously carried. Mr. SAMUEL BOWLEY hoped that as there was very little time to prepare the memorial the Committee would not at tempt to enlarge upon the subject. The document, in his opinion, should be very respectful, very strong, and very short.—( Hear.) ___ The Committee then retired to prepare the memorial. Mr. BARFORD suggested that this would be a proper time for Mr. Wilson to put the meeting in possession of the names of such Members of Parliament as were understood to be favourable to the cause, but who had not yet been called on. Mr. WILSON said that before he proceeded to read the list, he begged the meeting distinctly to understand that no pledge had been received from these gentlemen, or no authority given by them to affix their names to it. He hoped that, as this question was fixed for the 29th, and as it was probable the de bate, which was to take place in the House of Commons to night, would be adjourned over till to-morrow night, and pro bably the night after, giving thereby an opportunity to such Members as were desirous of skulking from this question a pretext for so doing, the Delegates who might be appointed to wait on the different Members, would impress upon them the necessity of opposing any adjournment of the debate to Friday.—( Hear, hear.) Dr. LUSIIINGTON here entered the room, and was loudly cheered. Mr. WILSON then proceeded to read the list, which occupied a considerable time. As soon as it was concluded, The CITAIRNIAN said that before any other business was proceeded with, he hoped an Hon. Member who was present (Dr. Lushington) would favour the meeting by addressing to them a few words in reference to the object for which they were assembled. Dr. LUSIIINGTON then came forward, and was received with loud cheers. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman commenced by saying he bad attended the meeting on the understanding that Members of Parliament were to be permitted to be present, merely in the character of spectators, and without the slightest intention of intruding himself on their attention. As he had been called on, however, by the Chairman, he was happy to have this opportunity of declaring to them his entire concur rence and sympathy, both in judgment and feeling with the object of this meeting.—( Hear, hear.) He had never for an instant doubted the injustice and the impolicy of establishing the present system of negro apprenticeship, or of the ne. cessity of altogether abolishing it. Ho objected t• it at the time it was proposed, because ho thought it a foolish attempt to interfere with the natural relations which the Almighty had established between man and man, and to set up an intermediate system which, while it continued all the most oppressive features of slavery, yet told the negro in mockery that he was a free man.—( Hear, hear.) This, however, was neither the time nor place to enlarge upon that part of the subject.—( Hear, hear, hear.) It was ob jected to the abolition of the apprenticeship system that there was a contract with the planters. Yes, but they had them selves violated that contract, the only part of it which had been honestly fulfilled being the payment of the 20,000,0001. —( Hear, hear, and laughter.) But there was another consi deration which was paramount to all contracts, and that was the happiness, the wall-being, and the improvement of the social condition of such a large class of her Majesty's subjects.— (Cheers.) If some parties were, however, to be the sufferers, it was right and fitting that the punishment should fall upon those who had traded in that which was forbidden both by the laws of God and man, and who had violated the compact which had been entered into with them. Having witnessed for many years the fruitless attempts that had been ma le to obtain even a mitigation of the horrors of slavery, he had now, when the question had assumed a more difficult aspect, to congratulate them on the unanimous feeling that now pervaded all classes, as to the necessity of its total abolition. He had not the same degree of energy left which he once possessed, but they might depend upon it that his heart was true to their cause, and that he would not relax in his efforts, in con junction with them, until they had extinguished all trace of a sys tem which had so long proved the curse and bane of Great Britain. The Rev. Mr. LUNY, of Plymouth. moved the first resolution, and said that he should merely content himself by expressing to the Committee, the gratitude which he felt towards them for having placed in his hands a document breathing sentiments so congenial to his feelings as a minister of the Established Church.—(Loud cheers.) He believed that the good and benevolent men who had stirred themselves in this matter had not worked in vain, and that the blessing of God would attend them, and cheer them on. Mr. EDWARD CROPPER, of Liverpool, seconded the resolution. Mr. ALEXANDER read the report of the central Negro Emancipation Committee, detailing the progress that had been made since the last re port had been presented. The Rev. Mr. JAMES, of Birmingham, who was received with much applause, rose to move the reception of the Report, and thanks to the Committee. The cause in which they were engaged was one in which they must not only think and speak but act.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") They must recollect they were striking uron the manacles of eight hundred thousand of their brethren, and that they must strike home, and strike with the power of the Omnipotent hint self.—(Hear, hear.) They were united for the purpose of action, not words ; and they would find united action as powerful perhaps even as the thunders of Lord Brougham's eloquence, which had smitten the hearts and f e elin gs and consciences of her M a j es ty' s sOciiii'aitseters; Th e name of apprenticeship was d esecrate d by being as. d with the system of half-slavery, which was attended with such cruelty, that if one case out of the hundreds that constantly oc curred in the gaols of the West Indies occurred in an English gaol, it woulA raise a cry of horror all over the country which would not be silenced until the wrong was redressed,—(Hear, hear.) They (the Delegates) were assembled to tell the Queen, and the Ministers, and the Legislature, that they could not, dared not, would not be satisfied w i t h, any thing less than immediate, total, unfettered, and perpetual free dom for their negro brethren. - -(Cheer,.) aVlien they broke up from that assembly they would go to tell the men whose duty it was to obtain for them that satisfaction that they could not trifle nor be trifled with— ! that they Calmed compensation for the twenty millions on their own part, and on the part of the negroes, they claimed redress for their cruel wrongs, which it was far beyond the power of arithmetic to calculate.—(Cheers.) When he anticipated the shout of joy which would be re-echoed, when the tidings creased the Atlantic, that slavery was in truth no more, he could not forget all that they owed to that modest and single-naieded roan, Joseph Sturge.—(Cheers.) He invoked God's blessing upon that gentleman, and upon those who had shared with him his labours and his perils.—(Hear, hear, hear.) He prayed God to give them the success which they had earned with so much loss to themselves.--(Hear, hear.) He concluded by moving the resolution, and praying that God would inspire the hearts of the Queen and her Ministers, as well as of the Legislature with the love of justice and mercy, which would incline them to terrninute the sufferings and wrongs of their negro fellowmen.—( Much applause.) Mr. HAWILINI seconded the resolution, which passed unanimously. The lice. Mr. Beastier, on the part of the Committee, thanked the Delegates for their approbation. He called on them to adhere to the course which the Committee had pursued—to admit of no co.epromtse —(Hear)—to prove their sincerity by carrying out their measure—and not to use the hammer, which had been put into their hands to break up and destroy the system, in mending and tinkering it.—(Cheers and a laugh.) The Rev. J. A. Jaws (of Birmingham) asked If the term delegates was constitutional, as addressed to a Minister of the Crown. Mr. BUItNET said we have addressed Lord Melbourne before, and our memorial, in those terms, has been accepted.—(Hear.) The adoption of the Memorial was moved by Mr. Bowuzv, and se conded by Mr. CLartiam, of Leeds. Mr. liNrour suggested that the tnemorial should include a state ment that the marketable value of the whole of the West Indian slaves did not amount to 15,000,0001. sterling.—(Hear, hear, hear.) A Mr. ELLIS said a Member of Parliament had asked him what pro vision was to be made for the aged and infirm negrees, provided the Abolitionists succeeded ? Mr. MMLEY said no provision need he made any more for the negroes than already existed for the whites.—(Hear, hear.) A GENTLEMAN said th,, strong and hardy among the negroes would provide for the aged and infirm.—(llear, hear.) The Rev. J. H. HtNTON, M.A., suggested that the Memorial should be presented to Lords Melbourne and Glenelg, which was agreed to. After some verbal amendments had been agreed to it was announced that the Deputation had returned from the interview with Lords Mel bourne and Glenelg. A Member of the Deputation stated that they had been received with touch frankness and courtesy, and afire d to receive a deputation of not more than 400 delegates—(A laugh)—at three o'clock to.morrnw. Mr. JOSIAH FOSTER stated that a petition from the Committee in Aldermanbury, would be presented this evening in both Houses of Pa:listment, the signatures were headed with that of I'c:well Buxton. Dr. GauvicLE moved, and Mr. Sea RILLS seconded a resolution condem natory cf the apprnprbtion system, &c., and was carried unanimously. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the Committee ad journed till Twelve o'Clcck to-morrow. COURT CIRCULAR. Her M4‘sty, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, rode out on horseback yesterday for two hours. Her Majesty was attended by Miss Cavendish, Baroness Lehzen, Lord Byron, Marquis of Conyngham, Earl of Uxbridge, Hon Col. Cavendish, and Sir Frederick Stovin. Lady Mary Stopford was in attendance on the Duchess of Kent. Iler Majesty the Queen Dowager and his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex visited the Queen yesterday at the New Palace. Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty yes terday. The following joined the Royal cirele at dinner last even ing :—The Earl of Durham and Lady Mary Lambton, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, Earl and Countess of Albemarle, and the Marquis of Headfort. The band of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards were in attendance during dinner. Yesterday was the birthday of Prince George of Cambridge. The Queen Dowager, and the Duchess of Gloucester paid congratulatory visits at Cambridge House. The Foreign Ministers and many of the Nobility left their names at Cam bridge House during the day. His Royal Highness visited her Majesty at the New Palace, and in the afternoon visited the Princess Augusta at her residence in St. James's Palace. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge honoured the Olympic Theatre with their presence last evening. The Duchess of Gloucester dined with the Princess Augusta on Sunday. Mr. Buxton and a deputation of the Society of Friends had an interview with Lord Glenelg yesterday at the Colonial Office. Lord Seaford had also an interview with his Lordship yesterday. The Austrian and Ottoman► Ambassadors, the Neapolitan, Bavarian, and Sardinian Ministers transacted business yester day at the Foreign Office. The Earl of Albemarle had an interview► yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Lord William Bentinck transacted business yesterday at the Home Office. Dispatches from Canada were received yesterday at the Colonial Office. THE COAL MONOPOLY.—The Committee to in quire into this nefarious subject, met again last Friday, but it still forbids the publication of its proceedings. We can only say, therefore, that when the evidence given before it on Fri day shall be published, considerable additional light will be thrown on the monstrous usurpations of the Corporation of London. It is a disgrace to the metropolis, that it suffers such a vast amount of mischief to be committed by what is noel an insignificant, and not very respectable body. The Com mittee is to meet again on Wednesday, and we shall do all we can—namely, watch its proceedings. The Skylark revenue cutter has arrived at Milford with loss of first gig from the rigging and bowsprit, having encountered very severe weather in Cardigan Bay, on Satur day last, while conveying the Inspecting Commander of the Coast Guard to visit the Newquay station. SHIPWRECKS.—The Kitty,' Captain Waters, from St. Clears, with a cargo of oats and barley, went on shore at two o'cleck on Tuesday morning, on the Hook Sands, to the, eastward of Holmes. Th e cr ew save d, w i t h t h e exc eptio:, . 1 2 a boy named William Morris, aged 16, w h o di e d on the sa On the same morning, during a heavy squall of sloop New Tredeger, which w as l aunc h e d at N e wport an her weeks since, sunk in the Se vern , near N ewpor t river,c' voyage from Newport to Bristol, l a den with i r on. It is e% - pecti she will be got up in a few days. No lives lost.--• Cambrian. wind, !n: o On Saturday night last, Mrs. Standford, of Hors ham, met with a most melancholy fate, under the following distressing circumstances :---Mr. Standford had gone into bed, and, it is presumed, fell asleep, while Mrs. Standford, it ap pears, sat at a table in the same room, reclining her head on her hand. In this situation her cap caught fire, and her cries soon brought assistance, when the unhappy woman was disco vered Iy'ng on the table, with every particle of her dress con sumed. The table was also in a state of ignition. The flames were soon extinguished, but the poor sufferer survived the calamity until Monday night only, when death relieved her from earthly trouble. It is said Mr. St a ndf or d was f a st as , eiP while the work of destruction was going on. —Sussex Express. CAPTAIN BRENTON'S LIFE 07 EARL ST. ViNeENT.—We scarcely think that the task of recording the life of the great Earl St. Vincent could have fallen into better hands. Captain Brenton, well known as the author of " The Naval History," was not only on terms of close intimacy with him, but had access to all his papers and documents ; henca we have a most interesting biography o f t h e N o bl e E ar l. ‘%e have seldom, indeed, read a more meritorious work of th e kind. The author omits nothing o f i mportance , an d ye t avoids all detail of insignificant matters. He writes with muc h spirit; he is an enthusiastic admirer of his subject, but never allows his enthusiasm to get the better of his judgment. The book is one which is sure of finding its way into extensive circulation, particularly among the officers of the nary.- - Observer. The title of the forthcomi n g tragedy at Covent - Garden, by the author of lon, is the Athenian Captive. The Marquis of Waterford, accompanied by 1119 brother, Lord John Beresford, arrived at Waterford, on Tburg day morning, from Bristol, and proceeded to Curraghroore• Many of the curious went to see the Noble Lord, who has 1 10 t been in this city since his n ear ly f ata l tr i p to B ergen. Hi s Lordship looks in good health, and does not at all look the worse of the northern 6 , morning star," which, we a pp r ehend , will be long associated with hi s name.— Waterford Chronicle. It is stated that the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers have recei ve d o ffi c i a l intimation that her Majesty's coronation will tak e pl ace i n J une, an d t h ey h ave appr ised their respective Courts. Hyde . Park, yesterday, from two till half-past three, p.m exhibited a very gay scene, the drive near Apsley Howe being thronged with brilliant equipages and equestrians, who were anxious to see her Majesty the Queen return from her afternoon ride in the Parks. The Queen was mounted on a favourite Arabian, and was attended by Lord Byron, the Countess of Durham, Baroness Lehzen, the Hon, Colonel Cavendish, &c. Her Majesty entered the garden-gate 00 Constitution-hill, which was crowded with pedestrians. Two days ago the Baron de took his wife and daughter to the exhibition et the Louvre. Not long after they had entered the Baroness discovered that the two long tresses of hair worn by her daughter had been cut by some miscreant within an inch or two of the poor little thing's head. The King of Bavaria has granted to the daughter of the poet Schiller an extension of the copyright in the works of her father for twenty years. BARON FAGEL.—We announce, with great regrets the sudden death of Henry Baron Pagel, formerly Ambassador at the Court of Great Britain. lie was yesterday morning It the Prussian Ambassador's, where he was seized with an ape" plectic fit, which put an end to his useful and honourable life. —Dutch Paper. Yesterday morning, about half-past eight o'clock, a respectably dressed man, apparently between forty and forty five years of age, attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the riv er , a s h or t di s t ance a b ove Vauxhall-bridge. ne plunged in from the bank on the Surrey side. A waterman who was rowing by in a wherry caught hold of him just as be was sinking, and succeeded in getting him ashore. He was at first insensible, but he came to himself in a few minutes. 11 ' 3 begged very hard not to be exposed, and a gentleman and the waterman agreed to see him home in a hackney-coach. THE LATE EXTENSIV.E JEWEL ROBBERY "I DUBLIN.-Yesterday large hand-bills were received at the different metropolitan police-offices, giving a list of the different valuables belonging t o th e D uc h ess o f L e i n ster which were stolen from the D u bli n res id ence of hi s G race the Duke of Leinster on the 19th inst., and offering a reward of 3001. for the apprehension and conviction of the offender or offenders, and the recovery of the property ; or 1001. for such private information as may lead to the apprehension and con viction of the parties implicated in the robbery. The hand bill is accompanied by a sheet, on which there is a lithographic irawing of some of the more splendid and valuable articles I carried away. Yesterday morning, one of the servants of Mr. Sarson, of the vinegar manufactory in the City-road on enter ing his master's stable was surprised to find that two of the horses were lying dead, and two others were violently con vulsed, and exhibiting every appearance of having be en poisoned. A veter i nary surgeon was called in, who adminis tered the proper remedies to the poor animals, but It is feared that ho will be unable to save them. The contents of their stomachs are about to be analysed, as there is no doubt as to their having been wantonly destroyed by some miscreant, al though suspicion points to no one who could have a motive for such cold-blooded atrocity. On Sunday afternoon a Rye schooner going down the river run over a skiff, containin a waterman, wise w" proceedin g i n t h e same di rection at the time. The waterman was thrown out of his boat, and the captain of the schooner Put out his leg, while he held on to the bulwarks to save him ! The poor Waterman clung to, the captain's leg for several minutes while the vessel was going on, but was at last com pelled, from sheer exhaustion, to let go, and was drowned.